Mr Newman returned from holidays looking suntanned and feeling good humoured, hopping into new ambulances as he launched a six-month action plan for the state.

Monday's action plan report included one single sentence about the issue that on Friday ended the week for his government; the second report from the Commission of Audit report.

Monday's action plan contained the phrase: "Consider and respond to the Independent Commission of Audit's final report."

By Friday morning, Treasurer Tim Nicholls was conceding Peter Costello's Commission of Audit report was likely to recommend the state government-owned energy suppliers like CS Energy would eventually be sold.

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"I don't think anyone would be particularly surprised if the recommendation came about better utilisation of Queensland's assets," he told 612 ABC Brisbane coyly.

However that prompted anger from Queensland's electricity union, the ETU, who warned of protest rallies against the move.

"There were 850 employees at the Gladstone Power Station when it was sold by the Goss Government," the ETU's secretary Peter Simpson warned.

That forced Mr Newman to announce on Friday afternoon that the two hospitals in Moura and Eidsvold would remain open.

"In relation to the (Moura) hospital, it will not close and neither will Eidsvold," Mr Newman told ABC Online.

But there were two other issues which dominated the news agenda earlier in the week.

The first was Brisbane City Council's decision to go on the front foot and announce it had received an offer from the Queensland Investment Corporation to lease back two toll projects; the Go Between Bridge and the Legacy Way tunnel from Toowong to Bowen Hills.

The idea, which is yet to be accepted by Brisbane City Council, would save ratepayers $650 million, which the council proposes to invest in widening Kingsford Smith Drive.

The unanswered question, however, is: What is the real value of these two assets to Brisbane over the longer-term?

The two assets - the bridge ands the future tunnel - do go back to ratepayers after the toll period (40 to 45 years) finishes, but is there a revenue being forgone after the first few years.

There should be some deep thinking before the two toll projects are leased to the Queensland Investment Corporation and Queensland Motorways.